Departments

For more information about the services of McDowell County, select a department from the list below.

If you have difficulty locating the information you are looking for, please contact our main switchboard at (828) 652-7121.

 

Department Dept. Head Telephone
Animal Control Taylor Guzman (828) 652-4000
Animal Services Taylor Guzman (828) 652-6643
Board of Elections Kim Welborn (828) 659-0834
Building Inspections Jay Suttles (828) 203-6282
County Attorney D. Fred Coats (828) 659-2439
County Manager Ashley Wooten (828) 652-2976
Emergency Services - Emergency Management William Kehler (828) 652-3982
Emergency Services - Emergency Medical Services William Kehler (828) 652-3241
Emergency Services - 911 Telecommunications William Kehler (828) 659-2241
Public Services - Facility Maintenance Dewayne Riddle (828) 655-1244
Finance Alison Bell (828) 652-2751
Human Resources
Anna Lee
(828) 652-6306
Information Technology Rayburn Davis (828) 652-2943
NC Cooperative Extension - Keep McDowell Beautiful Matthew Burneisen (828) 652-8104
Library Marlan Brinkley (828) 652-3858
License Plate Agency Linda Onufrey (828) 652-0179
Nebo Water Department   (828) 652-6428
NC Cooperative Extension Molly Sandfoss (828) 652-8104
Planning Ronald Harmon (828) 659-0858
Public Services Dewayne Riddle (828) 659-2521
Parks and Recreation Chad Marsh (828) 652-3001
Register of Deeds Lydia Effler (828) 652-4727
Senior Center Weyland Prebor (828) 659-0821
Sheriff Sheriff Ricky Buchanan (828) 652-2235
Social Services Bobbie Sigmon (828) 652-3355
Soil and Water Conservation Andrea Webb (828) 652-4434
Tax Assessing Tammy Wylie (828) 652-0700
Tax Collections Linda Onufrey (828) 652-0701
Transit Jason Hollifield (828) 559-0744
Volunteer Center Jennifer Taylor-Ivy (828) 659-0826

 

Partner Agencies

 

Foothills Health District Main Number (828) 652-6811
Foothills Health District Environmental Health (828) 652-2921
VAYA Health (800) 849-6127

 

In North Carolina the courts are a State function.  Local court officials are state employees and are not subject to oversight by the McDowell County Board of Commissioners.  For more information about the court system, you may visit their website.

 

COURT AGENCY COURT OFFICIAL TELEPHONE
Clerk of Court Melissa Adams 828-655-4100
Public Defender Laura Powell 828-655-4123
District Attorney Ted Bell 828-655-4110
District Court Judge   828-655-4112
Magistrate's Office   828-655-4166